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EspañolSCOUTING IN TEXAS
'Scouting in Texas' has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.
By 1918, unofficial Wolf Cub packs appeared in Paris, Texas.
Until 1948, some southern councils of the Boy Scouts of America were racially segregated. Colored Troops, as they were officially known, were given little support from Districts and Councils. Some Scouting executives and leaders believed that Colored Scouts and Leaders would be less able to live up to the ideals of the Boy Scouts. The National Office began a program of integrating local councils in 1940, which was largely complete in 1948.
Most Girl Scouts of the USA units were originally segregated by race according to state and local laws and customs. The first troop for Mexican Americans was formed in Houston, Texas in 1922.
The National Scout Museum has now been relocated to the National BSA Headquarters in Irving, Texas.
There are twenty Boy Scouts of America local councils in Texas. All of Texas lies within Southern Region, except for El Paso, Hudspeth and Parmer counties, as part of Western Region.
★ Broken Arrow District
★ Cherokee District
★ Eagle District
★ El Dorado District
★ Four Rivers District
★ Galaxy District
★ Keystone District
★ Mission Tejas District
★ Phoenix District
★ Sioux District
Aina Topa Hutsi #60
★ Coastal District
★ Cradle of Texas District
★ Thunderbird District
★ Northern Star District
★ Big Bend District
★ Chaparral District
★ Comanche Trails District
★ Lone Buffalo District
★ Lone Star District
★ Sand Hills District
'Caddo Area Council' serves Scouts in Texas and Arkansas.
Longhorn District - Serves Bowie and Cass counties in Northeast Texas.
★ Arrowhead District
★ Comanche District
★ Green Dickson District
★ Longhorn District
★ Pioneer District
★ Tejas District
★ Tomahawk District
★ Twin Valley District
★ Wolf Mountain District
★ Double Mountain District
★ Frontier District
★ White Buffalo District
Main articles: Circle Ten Council
'Circle Ten Council', founded in 1910, is the main Boy Scouts of America chartered council in the Central North Texas area, as well as a portion of Oklahoma. Its headquarters are located in Dallas, Texas and it involves approximately 80,000 individuals a year in the Scouting movement.
★ Arrowhead District
★ Bluebonnet District
★ Cherokee District
★ Comanche District
★ Gray Owl District
★ Great Plains District
★ Mountain Lake District
★ Mustang District
★ North District
★ North Trail District
★ Tawakoni District
★ Texoma Valley District
★ Tomahawk District
★ West View District
★ Western Star District
★ White Buffalo District
★ White Rock District
★ Wisdom Trail District
★ Kickapoo District
★ Noreast District
★ Amangi Trail District
★ Amistad District
★ Permian Basin District
★ Winter Garden District
★ Caddo District
★ Cherokee Trace District
★ Naconiche District
★ Okee Tuklo District
★ Tall Timbers District
★ Three Rivers District
'Golden Spread Council' serves Scouts in Texas and Oklahoma.
★ Golden Eagle District
★ Frontier District
★ Lonewolf District
★ Longhorn District
★ Santa Fe District
★ Palo Duro District
★ Venture District
===Longhorn Council===
★ Aguila District
★ Brazos Valley District
★ Chisholm Trail District
★ Comanche Trails District
★ Cross Timbers District
★ Frontier Trails District
★ Indian Nations District
★ Lakeview District
★ Leon Valley District
★ Mustang District
★ Roadrunner District
★ Santa Fe District
★ Silver Star District
★ Tejas District
★ Three Rivers District
★ Tonkawa District
★ Topsanah District
★ Trailblazer District
★ Trinity Trails District
★ Woodbine-Eagle Trails District
'NeTSeO Trails Council' serves Scouts in Texas and Oklahoma.
★ Two Rivers District
★ Northern Star District
★ White Oak District
Camp Fredrick Dierks, Wright City, Oklahoma
"Hogue's Landing" a.k.a. Lynwood Hogue Scout Camp, Paris, TX
Loquanne Allangwh Lodge #428
★ Red River District
★ Greenbelt District
===Rio Grande Council===
★ Arrowhead District
★ Tip-O-Tex District
★ Arroyo District
★ Llano Grande District
Green Head
Laguna Station High Adventure Sea Base
Camp Perry
Laguna Station High Adventure Sea Base
===Sam Houston Area Council
International exchanges
Houston Scouts have an international relationship with Scouts in Chiba, Japan.
★ Aldine Pathfinder District
★ Antares District
★ Arrowmoon District
★ Bayshore District
★ Brahman District
★ David Crockett District
★ Eagle Trail District
★ Flaming Arrow District
★ George Strake District
★ Golden Arrow District
★ Mustang District
★ Polaris District
★ Raven District
★ Rising Star District
★ Skyline District
★ Tomahawk District
★ Tatanka District
★ W.L. Davis District
===South Plains Council===
'South Plains Council' serves Scouts in Texas and New Mexico.
★ Chaparral District
★ Comanche Trail District
★ George White District
★ Haynes District
★ Quanah Parker District
History
'OA Lodge'
Nakona 150
The South Texas Council of Corpus Christi, Texas, was renamed from the ''Gulf Coast Council'' in 2003.
★ Aztec District
★ DeLeon District
★ Gulf Breeze District
★ Indianola District
★ Mesquite District
★ Phoenix District
★ Tancahua District
★ Venado District
★ Whooping Crane District
The Texas Trails Council was formed in 2003 by the consolidation of the Chisholm Trail Council and the Comanche Trail Council
★ Double Mountain District
★ Kickapoo District
★ Noreast District
★ White Buffalo District
★ Big Thicket District
★ Buffalo District
★ Orange District
★ Spindletop District
★ Trinity District
Website: www.3riversbsa.org
'Yucca Council' serves Scouts in Texas and New Mexico.
★ Chamizal District no longer exists
★ Geronimo District
★ Mescalero District
★ Polaris District
★ Sunshine District
★ Wapaha District
★ White Sands District
★ Mission Trails District no longer exists
★ In 1997, the leaders of a Scout troop in Fort Worth, Texas contacted the Baden-Powell Scout Association in the United Kingdom to inquire about a possible affiliation. The Chief Commissioner of the Baden-Powell Scouts in England issued a Branch Warrant to the Fort Worth group in 1998. The unit operated under a dual status from 1998 until January of 2002, at which time the troop divided, and the 1st Tarrant Group was officially established solely as a Baden-Powell Scout Association unit.
==Girl Scouting in Texas==
There are 19 Girl Scout councils in Texas. However the councils are being merged and rearranged to leave a total of 7.
No name yet but will include
Waco, Texas
Serves girls in Bell, Bosque, Brazos, Coryell, Falls, Grimes, Hill, Leon, Limestone, Madison, McLennan, and Robertson counties and the northeastern half of Burleson county.
Web Site: http://www.bluebonnetgsc.org
Although nationally the Girl Scouts of the USA does not have a relationship with Planned Parenthood, some Girl Scout councils may choose to have connections to Planned Parenthood. In 2004 in Waco, Texas, the Bluebonnet Council had endorsed a Planned Parenthood education event, but did not provide money nor send Girl Scouts to it. This was criticized by some pro-life movement supporters and social conservatives. The Bluebonnet Council subsequently removed their endorsement. (USA Today article).
San Angelo, Texas. Serves some 1500 girls in 18 counties.
Web Site: http://www.elcaminogsc.com
Austin, Texas. Serves over 15,000 girls in 19 central Texas counties. The first Girl Scout troop in Austin was founded in November, 1922.
Web Site: http://www.girlscouts-lonestar.org
No name yet but will include
Lubbock, Texas
Web Site: http://www.girlscoutscaprock.com
Fort Worth, Texas Serves over 18,000 girls.
Web Site: http://www.circletgsc.org
Brownwood, Texas
Web Site: http://www.heartoftexasgsc.org
Amarillo, Texas. Serves some 4,300 girls. Besides part of Texas, the Council also includes parts of New Mexico, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Kansas and covers an area of 69,000 square miles. The first troop in Amarillo was formed in 1921.
Web Site: http://www.gs-fsc.org
Wichita Falls, Texas
Web Site: http://www.norcentexgirlscouts.org
New council formed by the merger of
Cross Timbers, Red River Valley, and Tejas Councils. 42,761 girls are in this council, 61% of which or in troops. This council serves girls in over 30 counties. The first troop in the Dallas area was formed in December 1920. [1]
Council managers either let Denton staff go or created conditions so hostile and untenable that all institutional knowledge and established relationships with volunteers and funders is lost forever. Not indicative of Total Quality Management, it moves the council not from Good to Great rather from Good to Worse.
Web Site: http://www.gsnetx.org/
http://forums.jetcareers.com/general-topics/2561-american-airlines.html has a not so flattering blog about the GSNETX Chief Operating Officer from her days at AA: "Our GM at BWI, Gwonda Washington, has cut off the cable TV in the break room, and cancled our bottled water service in a attempt to save money. I agree with this. We have started paying for our own cable, and we can learn to drink out of the rusty water fountain. This is the same manager that doesnt even live in Baltimore though!! She comes to work on Monday mornings from DFW, and stays at an all expenses paid hotel, with rental car, and spending money until Friday night. That cost the company thousands of dollars every month!!!"
http://charityreports.bbb.org/public/Report.aspx?CharityID=1946 is a report of how the previous organization Colleen Walker worked for does not meet 7 of the 18 Better Business Bureau Standards for Charity Accountability.
http://tfcny.fdncenter.org/990s/990search/990.php?ein=043643313&yr=200512&rt=990&t9=A is the 2005 990 of the charity Education is Freedom. Virtually all overhead was comped by 7-Eleven, Inc. It says, "Organization receives support form 7-Eleven, Inc. in the form of office space, office equipment and personnel. These services and facilities are free of charge to the foundation." It looks like Walker really did not have to work. She just waited for the company to move extra cash into the foundation. She drew a nice salary though.
★ Camp Bette Perot - A resident summer camp near Palestine, Texas
★ Camp Rocky Point - A resident summer camp on Lake Texoma founded in 1952.
★ Camp Whispering Cedars - 20 minutes from downtown Dallas
★ Camp Whispering Oaks - 1729 W Sherman Dr, Aubrey TX 76627 - 40 woody, hilly acres
★ Camp Kadohadacho - on Lake Texoma
★ Camp Gambill - 54 acres near Paris, Texas. Initial bit donated in 1947 by John C. Gambill
Denton, Texas(Now merged with gsnetx)
Web Site: http://www.girlscoutsctc.com
Paris, Texas(Now merged with gsnetx)
Web Site: http://www.redrivervalleygsc.org
Dallas, Texas(Now merged with gsnetx)
Web Site: http://www.tejasgsc.org
San Antonio, Texas Serves over 17,000 girls in Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Frio, Kendall, Kerr, Medina, and Wilson counties
Web Site: http://www.sagirlscouts.org
Houston, Texas This was merged with the Girl Scouts of South Texas Council in 2006. The new council serves some 64,000 girls in Shelby, Nacogdoches, San Augustine, Sabine, Angelina, Houston, Trinity, Polk, Tyler, Jasper, Newton, Walker, San Jacinto, Hardin, Montgomery, Liberty, Orange, Waller, Harris, Chambers, Jefferson, Fort Bend, Galveston, Wharton, and Brazoria counties. Web site: http://www.gssjc.org/
'Camp Casa Mare' is a year-round camping facility for Girl Scouts ages 8-17 years old. It is located on Galveston Bay in Seabrook, Texas and under ownership of the Girl Scouts San Jacinto Council.
Camp Casa Mare was founded in 1958 and has offered sailing programs, aquatics, and sporting activities. Not to mention Performing arts and academic classes.
Lake Jackson, Texas Merged with the Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council in 2006.
Web Site: http://www.gsst.org
No name yet but will include
Corpus Christi, Texas
Web Site: http://www.pgsc.org
Harlingen, Texas
Web Site: http://www.gstotc.org
No name yet but will include
Odessa, Texas
Web Site: http://www.gspb.org
El Paso, Texas
Web Site: http://www.gsriogrande.org
In New Mexico
★ Fred H. Poppe Museum, Amarillo, Texas
★ National Scouting Museum, Irving, Texas
★ Worth Ranch Museum, Palo Pinto, Texas
★ Roy Williams (Scouting)
★ Asociación de Scouts de México, A.C.
★ Shiner, Texas, the ''Eagle Scout Capital of Texas''
★ Circle 10 Council
★ [2]
★ Girl Scouts of the USA - San Jacinto Council
★ Camp Casa Mare - Info from Camp Channel
★ ''I go to prepare a trail for you''; a History of Mikanakawa Lodge, by Peter McNabb
★ ''2006 Mikanakawa Lodge Operations Manual''
Early history (1910-1950)
By 1918, unofficial Wolf Cub packs appeared in Paris, Texas.
Until 1948, some southern councils of the Boy Scouts of America were racially segregated. Colored Troops, as they were officially known, were given little support from Districts and Councils. Some Scouting executives and leaders believed that Colored Scouts and Leaders would be less able to live up to the ideals of the Boy Scouts. The National Office began a program of integrating local councils in 1940, which was largely complete in 1948.
Most Girl Scouts of the USA units were originally segregated by race according to state and local laws and customs. The first troop for Mexican Americans was formed in Houston, Texas in 1922.
Recent history (1950-1990)
Scouting in Texas today
The National Scout Museum has now been relocated to the National BSA Headquarters in Irving, Texas.
There are twenty Boy Scouts of America local councils in Texas. All of Texas lies within Southern Region, except for El Paso, Hudspeth and Parmer counties, as part of Western Region.
Alamo Area Council
Districts
★ Broken Arrow District
★ Cherokee District
★ Eagle District
★ El Dorado District
★ Four Rivers District
★ Galaxy District
★ Keystone District
★ Mission Tejas District
★ Phoenix District
★ Sioux District
OA Lodge
Aina Topa Hutsi #60
Bay Area Council
★ Coastal District
★ Cradle of Texas District
★ Thunderbird District
★ Northern Star District
Buffalo Trail Council
★ Big Bend District
★ Chaparral District
★ Comanche Trails District
★ Lone Buffalo District
★ Lone Star District
★ Sand Hills District
Caddo Area Council
'Caddo Area Council' serves Scouts in Texas and Arkansas.
Longhorn District - Serves Bowie and Cass counties in Northeast Texas.
Capitol Area Council
★ Arrowhead District
★ Comanche District
★ Green Dickson District
★ Longhorn District
★ Pioneer District
★ Tejas District
★ Tomahawk District
★ Twin Valley District
★ Wolf Mountain District
Former Chisholm Trail Council
★ Double Mountain District
★ Frontier District
★ White Buffalo District
Circle Ten Council
Main articles: Circle Ten Council
'Circle Ten Council', founded in 1910, is the main Boy Scouts of America chartered council in the Central North Texas area, as well as a portion of Oklahoma. Its headquarters are located in Dallas, Texas and it involves approximately 80,000 individuals a year in the Scouting movement.
★ Arrowhead District
★ Bluebonnet District
★ Cherokee District
★ Comanche District
★ Gray Owl District
★ Great Plains District
★ Mountain Lake District
★ Mustang District
★ North District
★ North Trail District
★ Tawakoni District
★ Texoma Valley District
★ Tomahawk District
★ West View District
★ Western Star District
★ White Buffalo District
★ White Rock District
★ Wisdom Trail District
Former Comanche Trail Council
★ Kickapoo District
★ Noreast District
Concho Valley Council
★ Amangi Trail District
★ Amistad District
★ Permian Basin District
★ Winter Garden District
East Texas Area Council
★ Caddo District
★ Cherokee Trace District
★ Naconiche District
★ Okee Tuklo District
★ Tall Timbers District
★ Three Rivers District
Golden Spread Council
'Golden Spread Council' serves Scouts in Texas and Oklahoma.
Districts
★ Golden Eagle District
★ Frontier District
★ Lonewolf District
★ Longhorn District
★ Santa Fe District
★ Palo Duro District
★ Venture District
Camp Properties
OA Lodge
===Longhorn Council===
★ Aguila District
★ Brazos Valley District
★ Chisholm Trail District
★ Comanche Trails District
★ Cross Timbers District
★ Frontier Trails District
★ Indian Nations District
★ Lakeview District
★ Leon Valley District
★ Mustang District
★ Roadrunner District
★ Santa Fe District
★ Silver Star District
★ Tejas District
★ Three Rivers District
★ Tonkawa District
★ Topsanah District
★ Trailblazer District
★ Trinity Trails District
★ Woodbine-Eagle Trails District
NeTSeO Trails Council
'NeTSeO Trails Council' serves Scouts in Texas and Oklahoma.
Districts
★ Two Rivers District
★ Northern Star District
★ White Oak District
Camp Properties
Camp Fredrick Dierks, Wright City, Oklahoma
"Hogue's Landing" a.k.a. Lynwood Hogue Scout Camp, Paris, TX
OA Lodge
Loquanne Allangwh Lodge #428
Northwest Texas Council
★ Red River District
★ Greenbelt District
===Rio Grande Council===
★ Arrowhead District
★ Tip-O-Tex District
★ Arroyo District
★ Llano Grande District
Green Head
Camp Properties
Laguna Station High Adventure Sea Base
Camp Perry
High Adventure Sea Bases
Laguna Station High Adventure Sea Base
===Sam Houston Area Council
Houston Scouts have an international relationship with Scouts in Chiba, Japan.
★ Aldine Pathfinder District
★ Antares District
★ Arrowmoon District
★ Bayshore District
★ Brahman District
★ David Crockett District
★ Eagle Trail District
★ Flaming Arrow District
★ George Strake District
★ Golden Arrow District
★ Mustang District
★ Polaris District
★ Raven District
★ Rising Star District
★ Skyline District
★ Tomahawk District
★ Tatanka District
★ W.L. Davis District
===South Plains Council===
'South Plains Council' serves Scouts in Texas and New Mexico.
★ Chaparral District
★ Comanche Trail District
★ George White District
★ Haynes District
★ Quanah Parker District
History
'OA Lodge'
Nakona 150
South Texas Council
The South Texas Council of Corpus Christi, Texas, was renamed from the ''Gulf Coast Council'' in 2003.
★ Aztec District
★ DeLeon District
★ Gulf Breeze District
★ Indianola District
★ Mesquite District
★ Phoenix District
★ Tancahua District
★ Venado District
★ Whooping Crane District
Texas Trails Council
The Texas Trails Council was formed in 2003 by the consolidation of the Chisholm Trail Council and the Comanche Trail Council
★ Double Mountain District
★ Kickapoo District
★ Noreast District
★ White Buffalo District
Three Rivers Council
★ Big Thicket District
★ Buffalo District
★ Orange District
★ Spindletop District
★ Trinity District
Website: www.3riversbsa.org
Yucca Council
'Yucca Council' serves Scouts in Texas and New Mexico.
★ Chamizal District no longer exists
★ Geronimo District
★ Mescalero District
★ Polaris District
★ Sunshine District
★ Wapaha District
★ White Sands District
★ Mission Trails District no longer exists
Other Scout associations in Texas
★ In 1997, the leaders of a Scout troop in Fort Worth, Texas contacted the Baden-Powell Scout Association in the United Kingdom to inquire about a possible affiliation. The Chief Commissioner of the Baden-Powell Scouts in England issued a Branch Warrant to the Fort Worth group in 1998. The unit operated under a dual status from 1998 until January of 2002, at which time the troop divided, and the 1st Tarrant Group was officially established solely as a Baden-Powell Scout Association unit.
==Girl Scouting in Texas==
There are 19 Girl Scout councils in Texas. However the councils are being merged and rearranged to leave a total of 7.
Planned Texas Central Council
No name yet but will include
Girl Scouts-Bluebonnet Council
Waco, Texas
Serves girls in Bell, Bosque, Brazos, Coryell, Falls, Grimes, Hill, Leon, Limestone, Madison, McLennan, and Robertson counties and the northeastern half of Burleson county.
Web Site: http://www.bluebonnetgsc.org
Although nationally the Girl Scouts of the USA does not have a relationship with Planned Parenthood, some Girl Scout councils may choose to have connections to Planned Parenthood. In 2004 in Waco, Texas, the Bluebonnet Council had endorsed a Planned Parenthood education event, but did not provide money nor send Girl Scouts to it. This was criticized by some pro-life movement supporters and social conservatives. The Bluebonnet Council subsequently removed their endorsement. (USA Today article).
Girl Scouts - El Camino Council
San Angelo, Texas. Serves some 1500 girls in 18 counties.
Web Site: http://www.elcaminogsc.com
Girl Scouts - Lone Star Council
Austin, Texas. Serves over 15,000 girls in 19 central Texas counties. The first Girl Scout troop in Austin was founded in November, 1922.
Web Site: http://www.girlscouts-lonestar.org
Planned Texas North Central Council
No name yet but will include
Girl Scouts of Caprock Council
Lubbock, Texas
Web Site: http://www.girlscoutscaprock.com
Girl Scouts-Circle T Council
Fort Worth, Texas Serves over 18,000 girls.
Web Site: http://www.circletgsc.org
Girl Scouts - Heart of Texas Council
Brownwood, Texas
Web Site: http://www.heartoftexasgsc.org
Girl Scouts-Five Star Council
Amarillo, Texas. Serves some 4,300 girls. Besides part of Texas, the Council also includes parts of New Mexico, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Kansas and covers an area of 69,000 square miles. The first troop in Amarillo was formed in 1921.
Web Site: http://www.gs-fsc.org
Girl Scouts, Norcentex Council
Wichita Falls, Texas
Web Site: http://www.norcentexgirlscouts.org
Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas
New council formed by the merger of
Cross Timbers, Red River Valley, and Tejas Councils. 42,761 girls are in this council, 61% of which or in troops. This council serves girls in over 30 counties. The first troop in the Dallas area was formed in December 1920. [1]
Council managers either let Denton staff go or created conditions so hostile and untenable that all institutional knowledge and established relationships with volunteers and funders is lost forever. Not indicative of Total Quality Management, it moves the council not from Good to Great rather from Good to Worse.
Web Site: http://www.gsnetx.org/
http://forums.jetcareers.com/general-topics/2561-american-airlines.html has a not so flattering blog about the GSNETX Chief Operating Officer from her days at AA: "Our GM at BWI, Gwonda Washington, has cut off the cable TV in the break room, and cancled our bottled water service in a attempt to save money. I agree with this. We have started paying for our own cable, and we can learn to drink out of the rusty water fountain. This is the same manager that doesnt even live in Baltimore though!! She comes to work on Monday mornings from DFW, and stays at an all expenses paid hotel, with rental car, and spending money until Friday night. That cost the company thousands of dollars every month!!!"
http://charityreports.bbb.org/public/Report.aspx?CharityID=1946 is a report of how the previous organization Colleen Walker worked for does not meet 7 of the 18 Better Business Bureau Standards for Charity Accountability.
http://tfcny.fdncenter.org/990s/990search/990.php?ein=043643313&yr=200512&rt=990&t9=A is the 2005 990 of the charity Education is Freedom. Virtually all overhead was comped by 7-Eleven, Inc. It says, "Organization receives support form 7-Eleven, Inc. in the form of office space, office equipment and personnel. These services and facilities are free of charge to the foundation." It looks like Walker really did not have to work. She just waited for the company to move extra cash into the foundation. She drew a nice salary though.
Camps
★ Camp Bette Perot - A resident summer camp near Palestine, Texas
★ Camp Rocky Point - A resident summer camp on Lake Texoma founded in 1952.
★ Camp Whispering Cedars - 20 minutes from downtown Dallas
★ Camp Whispering Oaks - 1729 W Sherman Dr, Aubrey TX 76627 - 40 woody, hilly acres
★ Camp Kadohadacho - on Lake Texoma
★ Camp Gambill - 54 acres near Paris, Texas. Initial bit donated in 1947 by John C. Gambill
Cross Timbers Girl Scout Council
Denton, Texas(Now merged with gsnetx)
Web Site: http://www.girlscoutsctc.com
Girl Scout Council of Red River Valley
Paris, Texas(Now merged with gsnetx)
Web Site: http://www.redrivervalleygsc.org
Girl Scouts of Tejas Council
Dallas, Texas(Now merged with gsnetx)
Web Site: http://www.tejasgsc.org
Girl Scouts of The San Antonio Area
San Antonio, Texas Serves over 17,000 girls in Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Frio, Kendall, Kerr, Medina, and Wilson counties
Web Site: http://www.sagirlscouts.org
Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council
Houston, Texas This was merged with the Girl Scouts of South Texas Council in 2006. The new council serves some 64,000 girls in Shelby, Nacogdoches, San Augustine, Sabine, Angelina, Houston, Trinity, Polk, Tyler, Jasper, Newton, Walker, San Jacinto, Hardin, Montgomery, Liberty, Orange, Waller, Harris, Chambers, Jefferson, Fort Bend, Galveston, Wharton, and Brazoria counties. Web site: http://www.gssjc.org/
'Camp Casa Mare' is a year-round camping facility for Girl Scouts ages 8-17 years old. It is located on Galveston Bay in Seabrook, Texas and under ownership of the Girl Scouts San Jacinto Council.
History
Camp Casa Mare was founded in 1958 and has offered sailing programs, aquatics, and sporting activities. Not to mention Performing arts and academic classes.
Girl Scouts of South Texas Council
Lake Jackson, Texas Merged with the Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council in 2006.
Web Site: http://www.gsst.org
Planned Texas South Council
No name yet but will include
Girl Scouts Paisano Council
Corpus Christi, Texas
Web Site: http://www.pgsc.org
Girl Scouts - Tip of Texas Council
Harlingen, Texas
Web Site: http://www.gstotc.org
Planned Texas West/New Mexico South Council
No name yet but will include
Girl Scouts of The Permian Basin
Odessa, Texas
Web Site: http://www.gspb.org
Girl Scouts of The Rio Grande
El Paso, Texas
Web Site: http://www.gsriogrande.org
Girl Scouts - Zia Council
In New Mexico
Scouting museums in Texas
★ Fred H. Poppe Museum, Amarillo, Texas
★ National Scouting Museum, Irving, Texas
★ Worth Ranch Museum, Palo Pinto, Texas
See also
★ Roy Williams (Scouting)
★ Asociación de Scouts de México, A.C.
★ Shiner, Texas, the ''Eagle Scout Capital of Texas''
External links
★ Circle 10 Council
★ [2]
★ Girl Scouts of the USA - San Jacinto Council
★ Camp Casa Mare - Info from Camp Channel
References
★ ''I go to prepare a trail for you''; a History of Mikanakawa Lodge, by Peter McNabb
★ ''2006 Mikanakawa Lodge Operations Manual''
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